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look at sequestration and the spending cuts and the debt ceiling we believe it is all a dog and pony show. there is really not going to get cut, only get large. >>> he never spoke at the inaugural address about balancing the budgets and living within our means and making difficult choices. just the opposite. he seems to want to lock in this permanent welfare dependency mentality in the country which pretty much guarantees america becomess. >> you have this philosophical id long-timal mentality. what we like to think of unfortunately is that politics in washington is a little bit now like professional wrestling okay. there is this demonstration going on but it is kind of scripted and it doesn't really get to the full truth of what is going on. >> sean: there are two other issues we haven't dealt with yet. one is the media. they are not doing specials on this. number two, american people you know what, i don't know if they are either aware or they don't care. you want to weigh in here but the bottom line is they voted in obama. i got chris matthews all mad, he didn't get a tingle up hi
look at sequestration and the spending cuts and the debt ceiling we believe it is all a dog and pony show. there is really not going to get cut, only get large. >>> he never spoke at the inaugural address about balancing the budgets and living within our means and making difficult choices. just the opposite. he seems to want to lock in this permanent welfare dependency mentality in the country which pretty much guarantees america becomess. >> you have this philosophical id...
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when you look at sequestration, the budget, the spending cuts and the debt ceiling, we believe it's a dog-and-pony show. it is not going to get cut, it's only going to get larger. >> he never spoke about the budgets, living within our means, making difficult choices, just the opposite. he seems to want to lock in this permanent welfare, dependency mentality and state which now is in the country, which pretty much guarantees that america becomes greece. >> there is no question, you have a philosophical, ideological commitment to growing government. and you have the sad reality that there are a lot of go-long to get long governments. politics in washington is like professional wrestling. okay? there is this demonstration going on, but it's kind of scripted. it doesn't rae really get to the full truth of what is going on. >> there are two other issues we haven't dealt with yet. one is the media -- they are not doing specials on this. the american people -- you know what? i don't know if they are aware or they don't care -- you want to weigh in here. but the bottom line is, they voted in
when you look at sequestration, the budget, the spending cuts and the debt ceiling, we believe it's a dog-and-pony show. it is not going to get cut, it's only going to get larger. >> he never spoke about the budgets, living within our means, making difficult choices, just the opposite. he seems to want to lock in this permanent welfare, dependency mentality and state which now is in the country, which pretty much guarantees that america becomes greece. >> there is no question, you...
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, entitlement reform to the debt ceiling debate. we now have two months to negotiate on the debt ceiling, which is exactly what republicans have wanted. i promise you, congressman, republicans will get what they want, at least in part, attached to that debt ceiling deficit. don't you think it's premature for democrats to be wagging their fingers at republicans and declaring victory? >> again, i don't view this as a victory, first of all, second of all, the debt ceiling is about past and current financial debt and obligation, not about future debt and obligations president if luke and the republicans want to negotiate about the budget going forward, then fine, they should have passed a clean funding bill and averted a default, and instead of holding us hostage -- you talked about negotiation. my wife doesn't negotiate with a gun to my head. she comes to me and says let's talk about -- >> rhetoric is part of what's contributed to the problem here. it's not what happened. it's not a fair description of where we are. >>> listen, we're g
, entitlement reform to the debt ceiling debate. we now have two months to negotiate on the debt ceiling, which is exactly what republicans have wanted. i promise you, congressman, republicans will get what they want, at least in part, attached to that debt ceiling deficit. don't you think it's premature for democrats to be wagging their fingers at republicans and declaring victory? >> again, i don't view this as a victory, first of all, second of all, the debt ceiling is about past and...
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president obama developed the plan for automatic caps during debt ceiling negotiations. he now wants more cuts. >>> on wall street today, strong earnings report from companies including palo alto based hp pushed stocks higher. in all the dow raised 119 points. but still suffered its first weekly loss of the calendar year. >>> if you love flowers you might want to take in the 61st annual pacific orchid exposition. it's the largest orchid show in the united states. it started yesterday and runs through sunday at fort mason center. you will be able to see 150,000 orchids from all over the world. the tickets run $13 on fine, $15 at the door with discounts for seniors, children 16 and under are free when they're with a paying adult. >>> a snow flow driver in the boston area he is now without a job after he posted video of himself proudly burying cars in the snow. >> you won't find that until spring. >> mark hussey goes by the name dog. he was plowing streets in lowell when he made the video. after he posted it on you tube it went viral. >> it's very aggravating you want to th
president obama developed the plan for automatic caps during debt ceiling negotiations. he now wants more cuts. >>> on wall street today, strong earnings report from companies including palo alto based hp pushed stocks higher. in all the dow raised 119 points. but still suffered its first weekly loss of the calendar year. >>> if you love flowers you might want to take in the 61st annual pacific orchid exposition. it's the largest orchid show in the united states. it started...
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>> reporter: congress is coming off a polarizing fiscal cliff and the same is expected on the debt ceiling with spending cuts. some gop members say they are on the fence with house speaker john boehner's bid to keep his title. just what two years ago they won without problems of their own. she is running in the house but carl's wife just passed away. some leaders will emerge with today's leadership votes meaning the same divide could exist in the coming year. more on that in my next update, carla campbell, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> two new members of congress will be sworn in today. 32-year-old eric defeated pete stark in november. and in marin county, a mother and in will be sworn -- another man will be sworn in after 22 years in office. >>> they intend the nhl lock out and in just a few hours, talks will resume to get hockey players back on the ice. >> you either have to build a bridge and on some we move toward etch ear and on some it taser we have to be let go. >> that season will begin and in order to gain week later, the pension place has -- pension plan has become a stumbling
>> reporter: congress is coming off a polarizing fiscal cliff and the same is expected on the debt ceiling with spending cuts. some gop members say they are on the fence with house speaker john boehner's bid to keep his title. just what two years ago they won without problems of their own. she is running in the house but carl's wife just passed away. some leaders will emerge with today's leadership votes meaning the same divide could exist in the coming year. more on that in my next...
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now, democrats and some reasonable republicans are willing to raise the debt ceiling and pass a sensible budget, one that cuts spending on what we don't need so we can invest in what we do. and i want to work with those democrats and republicans on a better bargain for the middle class. but there's also a faction on the far right of the republican party who've convinced their leadership to threaten a government shutdown if they can't shut off the affordable care act. some are actually willing to plunge america into default if they can't defund the affordable care act. think about that. they'd actually plunge this country back into recession, all to deny the basic security of health care to millions of americans. well, that's not happening and they know it's not happening. the united states of america is not a deadbeat nation. we are a compassionate nation. we are the world's bedrock investment. and doing anything to threaten that is the height of irresponsibility. that's why i will not negotiate over the full faith and credit of the united states. i will not allow anyone to harm this cou
now, democrats and some reasonable republicans are willing to raise the debt ceiling and pass a sensible budget, one that cuts spending on what we don't need so we can invest in what we do. and i want to work with those democrats and republicans on a better bargain for the middle class. but there's also a faction on the far right of the republican party who've convinced their leadership to threaten a government shutdown if they can't shut off the affordable care act. some are actually willing...
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appropriate for the debt ceiling discussion. it's appropriate for the conference on the budget. we have had a budget in the senate since march and we have been prevented from going to conference with the house republicans by members on this side, and there is a bipartisan demand really because many of my colleagues on the republican side have asked, suggested that we go to conference, say that's the appropriate way to deal with this issue. not threatening the world and the american people with default on our debts but doing it in regular order, taking up the budget, talking about revenues, talking about changes to programs, talking about continued efforts to reduce our deficit. talking about growing the economy, because that ultimately is the best way to reduce the deficit. now, you can't expect, as the speaker implied in his sort of citing, well, every time we do one of these deficit -- debt ceilings, we have some revenue, et cetera. that's not going to be the case from what i sense from the other side. so we have i think a rea
appropriate for the debt ceiling discussion. it's appropriate for the conference on the budget. we have had a budget in the senate since march and we have been prevented from going to conference with the house republicans by members on this side, and there is a bipartisan demand really because many of my colleagues on the republican side have asked, suggested that we go to conference, say that's the appropriate way to deal with this issue. not threatening the world and the american people with...
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no budget, no pay. >> in the spotlight tonight, debt ceiling magic. that was house speaker john boehner after the house passed a bill making the debt ceiling disappear until may 18th, without cutting any federal spending. the stupidly named and conceived "no budget, no pay act" passed with a vote. 33 republicans voted against the bill, 199 voted for it. 86 democrats voted for the bill, 111 democrats voted against it. not only will the no budget, no pay act suspend the debt ceiling for about three months, it also requires the house and senate to pass budget resolutions by april 15th, and if they don't, representatives and senators will not get paid, which is of course, wildly unconstitutional. the 27th amendment prohibits congress from modifying their own paychecks in any way. they can vote to change the pay for future congress only, but republicans passing an unconstitutional bill, while at the same time relieving the pressure on the debt ceiling was welcomed by some democrats as republicans moving from out-right crazy to half-crazy. >> i'm not sure w
no budget, no pay. >> in the spotlight tonight, debt ceiling magic. that was house speaker john boehner after the house passed a bill making the debt ceiling disappear until may 18th, without cutting any federal spending. the stupidly named and conceived "no budget, no pay act" passed with a vote. 33 republicans voted against the bill, 199 voted for it. 86 democrats voted for the bill, 111 democrats voted against it. not only will the no budget, no pay act suspend the debt...
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in just the first few months, lawmakers face a looming government shutdown and battle over the debt ceiling and automatic spending cuts. former republican congressman jim nussle says this new crop has a tough job. >> what just happened with the debt and the deficit and the taxes, that doesn't go away. >> reporter: democrats still control the senate. and republicans the house with the same leaders returning. >> we're sent here not to be something but to do something. [ applause ] >> reporter: kildee says he's up for the job. >> while it's daunting, this is what i'm ready for. i'm here to work. >> reporter: his first major vote will be friday when the house takes up part of the superstorm sandy relief package. danielle nottingham, cbs news, washington. >>> did you change something? >> drivers with one thing in common. how the dmv says they make our streets more deadly. >> is tuition going up all the time? why some california students might be able to pay a flat rate for a college degree. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, driving. the research released todayy th shows men >>> here is something that may startle y
in just the first few months, lawmakers face a looming government shutdown and battle over the debt ceiling and automatic spending cuts. former republican congressman jim nussle says this new crop has a tough job. >> what just happened with the debt and the deficit and the taxes, that doesn't go away. >> reporter: democrats still control the senate. and republicans the house with the same leaders returning. >> we're sent here not to be something but to do something. [ applause...
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ceiling if they can't shut off the affordable care act also known as obamacare. think about this. they're not talking about spending cuts. they're not talking about entitlement reform. they are not talking about that. now they're talking about something that has nothing to do with the budget. right? they are actually willing to plunge america into default if we cannot defund the affordable care act. let's put this into perspective. the affordable care act passed both houses of congress and was an issue in last years election. the guy who is running against me said he was going to repeal it. we want. [applause] the voters were pretty clear on it. republicans and congress try to repeal or sabotage this more than 40 times. every time they failed. this law that is in place is providing people benefits. it is helping millions of americans, including some of you or your family members that you may not be aware of. just do your job. don't be the other guy. be the guy who is doing your job. no obstruction, no games, no holding the egg to nominate -- -- no holding the eco
ceiling if they can't shut off the affordable care act also known as obamacare. think about this. they're not talking about spending cuts. they're not talking about entitlement reform. they are not talking about that. now they're talking about something that has nothing to do with the budget. right? they are actually willing to plunge america into default if we cannot defund the affordable care act. let's put this into perspective. the affordable care act passed both houses of congress and was...
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what's the continuing resolution and the debt ceiling should be leveraged on. and i think we need to have changes in obama care, but shutting down the government and the debt ceiling require us, require us to look at our spending levels, which have just gone through the roof. >> i'm going to play a sound bite of senator ted cruz. i'm going to get you to respond on the other side. take a listen. >> when "the new york times" did a story and they began by saying, well, gosh, there are a lot of people in washington unhappy that this cruz fella is doing all this stuff. what do the people in texas think? and "the new york times" wrote this article where they said holy cow, people in texas actually like what this guy's doing. >> your reaction? do you think he's still in a kamikaze mission? >> well, i think making the defunding of obama care as the reason to not lift the debt ceiling and continue government was the wrong approach. i think we need to do a lot here. i voted against it. i was there on christmas eve voting against it. every republican did. but i think when
what's the continuing resolution and the debt ceiling should be leveraged on. and i think we need to have changes in obama care, but shutting down the government and the debt ceiling require us, require us to look at our spending levels, which have just gone through the roof. >> i'm going to play a sound bite of senator ted cruz. i'm going to get you to respond on the other side. take a listen. >> when "the new york times" did a story and they began by saying, well, gosh,...
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ceiling. a lot of complexities that went into the across-the-board spending cuts come at there is general agreement in the top line #-- in the top line in numbered. it allows the defense department -- democrats might believe should be provided to domestic agencies. we're likely to see some questions as to whether funding flexibility should be allowed on the domestic side of the budget. >> why are those programs getting special consideration? >> they believed the defense department has taken some big hits in the last several years. republicans believe strongly that this part of the budget should be protected. when this package comes over to the senate side, it is very likely the senate democrats will rewrite the package so that the domestic part of the budget in joyce some of the same flexibility. -- enjoys some of the flexibility is. president obama, john boehner, everyone says they do not want a government shutdown. we do not want the government shut down so everybody agrees on that. it is no
ceiling. a lot of complexities that went into the across-the-board spending cuts come at there is general agreement in the top line #-- in the top line in numbered. it allows the defense department -- democrats might believe should be provided to domestic agencies. we're likely to see some questions as to whether funding flexibility should be allowed on the domestic side of the budget. >> why are those programs getting special consideration? >> they believed the defense department...
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and the policies default of the government when we reach the debt ceiling. >> house speaker boehner who was reemelected to house speaker despite rebellion among some conservatives hopes the congress can rise to meet the exceptional challenges. >> before you go, the first vote provides resources for flood insurance but that is just a small piece, right? the prosecute of the relief, what about that? >> the speak speaker says congress will take that up january 15, he wants to make a downpayment on some of the money and come back with another vote in a couple of weeks. >> thank you for that report. >> federally mandated improvement project shuts down a runway at san francisco international airport for three weekends this month. it will cut the hourly number of flights in half. it could result in delays for delights in a two hour radius of the airport. crews will install upgrades including new lighting systems and navigation aids. the first closure begins next friday. >> we have not seen so many delays because of weather, right, because it has been clear and dry. >> the cold does not sto
and the policies default of the government when we reach the debt ceiling. >> house speaker boehner who was reemelected to house speaker despite rebellion among some conservatives hopes the congress can rise to meet the exceptional challenges. >> before you go, the first vote provides resources for flood insurance but that is just a small piece, right? the prosecute of the relief, what about that? >> the speak speaker says congress will take that up january 15, he wants to...
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they'd have to identify $2.5 trillion in cuts just to get the debt ceiling extended to next year. $2.5 trillion. they can't even -- congress has not been able to identify $1.2 trillion in cuts that they're happy with because these same republicans say they don't want to cut defense. they claim that they don't want to gut medicare or harm the vulnerable, but the truth of the matter is is that you can't meet their own criteria without drastically cutting medicare or having an impact on medicaid or affecting our defense spending. so the math just doesn't add up. now, here's what would work. what would work would be for us to say we've already done close to $2 trillion in deficit reduction, and if you add the interest that we won't be paying because of less spending and increased revenue, it adds up to about $2.5 trillion. the consensus is, we need about $4 trillion to stabilize our debt and our deficit, which means we need about $1.5 trillion more. the package that i offered to speaker boehner before we -- before the new year would achieve that. we were actually fairly close in terms of a
they'd have to identify $2.5 trillion in cuts just to get the debt ceiling extended to next year. $2.5 trillion. they can't even -- congress has not been able to identify $1.2 trillion in cuts that they're happy with because these same republicans say they don't want to cut defense. they claim that they don't want to gut medicare or harm the vulnerable, but the truth of the matter is is that you can't meet their own criteria without drastically cutting medicare or having an impact on medicaid...
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ceiling fight. one. things that angered the white house was republicans were saying repeatedly, the president hasn't put forth a plan. what is his plan to cut spending and the answer was, well, you're just spouting fox talking points and that's when you get mad. when you ask them for some substantive commitment on issues what you've seen in the last few weeks. >> we call members of the democratic party every single night. the congressman rupert will come on and congressman ben holland. but it's sort of what i hear from some when they pull me aside, not most, but some is that they get into trouble with their leadership if they come on fox. that there's sort of peer pressure within the democrats. >> well, there's all sorts of enforcement mechanisms for each party, no doubt. parties have the constituencies and organized labor is one of them they don't like to cross the constituencies, what they often do is accuse the other party to be too cowardly to cross their own constituency. >> i guess they've bee
ceiling fight. one. things that angered the white house was republicans were saying repeatedly, the president hasn't put forth a plan. what is his plan to cut spending and the answer was, well, you're just spouting fox talking points and that's when you get mad. when you ask them for some substantive commitment on issues what you've seen in the last few weeks. >> we call members of the democratic party every single night. the congressman rupert will come on and congressman ben holland....
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if you go back to the debt ceiling fight, one of the things that angered the white house was republicans were saying, repeatedly, the president hasn't put forth a plan. wais his plan to cut spending? the answer was, you are just spouting fox talking points. that's when they get mad. when you ask them for substantive commitment on an issue, which is what you have seen the last few weeks. >> we call the democratic party every night. congressman will come on -- congressman van hollen. but what i hear from some when they pull me aside, not those two, but some is that they get into trouble with their leadership if they come on fox. there is peer pressure within the democrats. >> i mean, there is all sorts of enforcement mechanisms for each party. parties have constituencies, democratic party, organized labor, they don't like to cross those constituencies, so they often accuse the other party of being too cowardly. >> i guess i haven't been in the criminal courts where there is a really strong debate -- it's sort of stunning to me that members of a party wouldn't go on ms-nbc or here or cnn. i
if you go back to the debt ceiling fight, one of the things that angered the white house was republicans were saying, repeatedly, the president hasn't put forth a plan. wais his plan to cut spending? the answer was, you are just spouting fox talking points. that's when they get mad. when you ask them for substantive commitment on an issue, which is what you have seen the last few weeks. >> we call the democratic party every night. congressman will come on -- congressman van hollen. but...
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but the next speaker has been an outspoken advocate for not raising the debt ceiling without equal cuts and not razor debt ceiling's our children cannot inherit a debt ridden future. the next speaker has been an outspoken advocate for the unilateral repeal of obamacare. >> and more so than anything else, our next speaker is one of the most courageous conservatives in the country your she stands for principle, she will oppose republican just like she will oppose a democrat. she's fighting for the future of this country, so my generation can prosper. ladies and gentlemen police join me in welcoming congresswoman michele bachmann. [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ >> good morning. good to see you. so glad you're here. good morning. love you, too. good morning. welcome, everyone. thank you for that wonderful, wonderful tea bag or the morning welcome. and you are up and you. welcome to washington, d.c. the epicenter of care and compassion. it is a very unique city, as you know. you have to show a photo id in would have a white house tour. and then they turn around and demand you put away your id
but the next speaker has been an outspoken advocate for not raising the debt ceiling without equal cuts and not razor debt ceiling's our children cannot inherit a debt ridden future. the next speaker has been an outspoken advocate for the unilateral repeal of obamacare. >> and more so than anything else, our next speaker is one of the most courageous conservatives in the country your she stands for principle, she will oppose republican just like she will oppose a democrat. she's fighting...
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. >> safe bet you're against raising the debt ceiling without spending cuts. >> the problem is the spending cuts never come. the republicans find themselves in the situation all the time t happened with reagan and bush 41 and with the sequester, it's been put off for two months, the spending cuts never come and we cannot continue down this path with over $16 trillion in debt, and a deficit of $1.4 trillion to $1.6 trillion per year. we're spending $1.6 million per year than we're bringing in. >> you've accused the president of using scare tactics. what do you mean by that? do you think he's lying about what could happen? >> the thing is, you know what, first of all it's not congress that determines if we default. it's the treasury so i guess that would be secretary timothy geithner if he's still there. it would be the treasury that would decide but we have enough money to pay the interest on our debt, i believe it's $2.5 trillion comes into the treasury every year. that's enough money to pay the interest on the debt. we're not going to cut off payments to seniors on their social security an
. >> safe bet you're against raising the debt ceiling without spending cuts. >> the problem is the spending cuts never come. the republicans find themselves in the situation all the time t happened with reagan and bush 41 and with the sequester, it's been put off for two months, the spending cuts never come and we cannot continue down this path with over $16 trillion in debt, and a deficit of $1.4 trillion to $1.6 trillion per year. we're spending $1.6 million per year than we're...
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and that was enacted as part of the last debt ceiling increase. there is no better time to negotiate policies to address our fiscal situation than when debating debt ceiling. but the president and the secretary of treasury maintain that they will not negotiate on the debt limit. now, there happens to be families all over this country which because of the slow economy and unemployment are being forced to make tough decisions to make ends meet. a lot of those families are looking at their budgets, looking right now trying to determine which expenses can be cut. maybe they'll try to reduce their cell phone bill or perhaps they'll cancel a newspaper or magazinescription or perhaps eat -- magazine subscription, or perhaps at at home instead of at restaurants. the point is, when families face increasing budgets and tight debts, tea look for a way to get their house in in order. when bills come due, families make tough decisions on where to trim the budget. that is a family example of the federal government's legitimacy for looking at our spending now at
and that was enacted as part of the last debt ceiling increase. there is no better time to negotiate policies to address our fiscal situation than when debating debt ceiling. but the president and the secretary of treasury maintain that they will not negotiate on the debt limit. now, there happens to be families all over this country which because of the slow economy and unemployment are being forced to make tough decisions to make ends meet. a lot of those families are looking at their...
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ceiling is reached have a federal spending cut, then everything would work out. but being stubborn on both sides ain't going to do nothing to cause us to go into default. miami, florida and democrats' line. >> why. i'm trying to figure out what's going on. it was the republicans that brought that up. the president is the law, we have obamacare. the republicans put that into what's going on as far as the shutdown. the key is, if you see two people arguing, you don't know who's the fool. so what i'm saying is, that's a ploy where they want to get something started so the president's approval rate will go down. they're trying to stop affordable health care for most americans. the e key with that is president clearly said if you have something, you do it. the republicans never had anything to come up with as far as affordable health care in this country. what i'm trying to figure out is, why shut the government down it'sit's already law, when going to the forefront on affordable health care. >> let's go to our republican line and j.j. who is in florida. j.j., you wit
ceiling is reached have a federal spending cut, then everything would work out. but being stubborn on both sides ain't going to do nothing to cause us to go into default. miami, florida and democrats' line. >> why. i'm trying to figure out what's going on. it was the republicans that brought that up. the president is the law, we have obamacare. the republicans put that into what's going on as far as the shutdown. the key is, if you see two people arguing, you don't know who's the fool. so...
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he said last hour that the debt ceiling debate is unnecessary and reckless. he says that republicans need to understand that spending cuts and tax reform are not going to get rid of the problem. lew said congress already agreed to pay the bills. it's time to pay up. he rejected the republican idea of make -- rejected the republican idea of making the only necessary payments. >> i don't know how you choose between social security and veterans payments, between medicare and food assistance. >> reporter: the "associated press" reporting that house speaker john boehner plans to ask fellow house republicans to sign on a short-term increase in the country's borrowing limit. we're told it would cover four to six weeks and that would buy more time for democrats and republicans to negotiate over a long-term spending plan. speaker boehner is scheduled to speak in 45 minutes. i will be watching remarks and have them for you at 8:15. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the government shutdown has caused republicans' approval rating to fall to the lowest point in gallup pollin
he said last hour that the debt ceiling debate is unnecessary and reckless. he says that republicans need to understand that spending cuts and tax reform are not going to get rid of the problem. lew said congress already agreed to pay the bills. it's time to pay up. he rejected the republican idea of make -- rejected the republican idea of making the only necessary payments. >> i don't know how you choose between social security and veterans payments, between medicare and food assistance....
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we now have two months to negotiate on the debt ceiling which is what republicans have wanted. and i promise you, congressman, republicans will get what they want at least in part attached to that debt ceiling deficit. so don't you think it's a little premature for democrats to be wagging their fingers at republicans and declaring victory? >> again i don't view this as a victory first of all. second of all, the debt ceiling is about past and current financial debt and obligations, not about future debt and obligations. if luke and the republicans want to negotiate about the budget going forward, then fine. they should have passed a clean funding bill and averted a default. and instead of holding us hostage. you talked about negotiation. my wife doesn't negotiate with a gun to my head. she comes to me and says let's talk about something -- >> that kind of rhetoric is what's contributed to the problem here. it's not what happened. it's not a fair description of where we are. >> well listen, we're going to obviously keep this conversation going. we're just getting started. we stil
we now have two months to negotiate on the debt ceiling which is what republicans have wanted. and i promise you, congressman, republicans will get what they want at least in part attached to that debt ceiling deficit. so don't you think it's a little premature for democrats to be wagging their fingers at republicans and declaring victory? >> again i don't view this as a victory first of all. second of all, the debt ceiling is about past and current financial debt and obligations, not...
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government will run out of money to pay its bills if congress does not raise the debt ceiling. president barack obama said congress needs to pay its bills but republicans want any bills paid to be tied to spending cuts. >> they have two choices, they can act responsibly and pay america's bills or they can act irresponsibly and put america through another economic crisis. >>> and the gop is prepared for a fight saying quote, the consequences of failing to increase the debt ceiling are real, but so too are allowing our spending problem to go unresolved. >>> convenience stores will be busy today. people want to hit the new jackpot drawing, an estimated $62 million. on friday, somebody in orange veil matched all five mumps minus the mug did he -- five numbers minute news the meganumber giving them a $250,000 pay day. >>> it is almost every wear and as a -- everywhere and as a matter of fact looking at highway 4 traffic is slowing down from bay point to concord. traffic is mostly slow and the only good news is we have not had any major crashes but we have had our share of slow traff
government will run out of money to pay its bills if congress does not raise the debt ceiling. president barack obama said congress needs to pay its bills but republicans want any bills paid to be tied to spending cuts. >> they have two choices, they can act responsibly and pay america's bills or they can act irresponsibly and put america through another economic crisis. >>> and the gop is prepared for a fight saying quote, the consequences of failing to increase the debt ceiling...
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kratz and somema reasonable republicans are willing to raise the debt ceiling and pass a sensible budget. one that cuts spending on what we don't need so we can invest in what we do. with thoseork democrats and republicans on a better bargain for the middle class. but there is also a faction on the far right of the republican party who have convinced of their leadership to threaten a government shutdown if they can't shut off the affordable care act. are actually willing to plunge america into default if they can't defund the affordable care act. think about that. they would actually plunge this country back in a recession all to deny the basic security of health care to millions of americans. that is not happening. they know it is not happening. the united states of america is are adeadbeat nation, we compassionate nation, we are the world's best in investment. that is why i will not negotiate over the full faith and credit of the united states. i will not allow anyone to harm this country's reputation what threatened to inflict economic a non-millions of our own people just to make an
kratz and somema reasonable republicans are willing to raise the debt ceiling and pass a sensible budget. one that cuts spending on what we don't need so we can invest in what we do. with thoseork democrats and republicans on a better bargain for the middle class. but there is also a faction on the far right of the republican party who have convinced of their leadership to threaten a government shutdown if they can't shut off the affordable care act. are actually willing to plunge america into...
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the sequester, as you know, was originally crafted by the obama administration as part of a debt ceiling talks of 2011. it was designed to be so painful in the sledge hammer approach to cuts that it would force the g.o.p. to cave. the unthinkable happened. sequester became the law of the land. >> cuts are not smart. they are not fair. they will hurt our economy. they will add hundreds of thousands of americans to the unemployment roles. >> many say those fears of doom and gloom did not come to pass. >> according to studies, if you polled the american people, less than one in four felt any impact at all from the sgequester. >> the sequester has accomplished what washington has not done since the korean war, cut the growth of spending. >> it's the only thing that's prevented the government from growing larger the last two years. the deficit is lower for the second consecutive year. sequestration is not the best way to cut spending but right now, it's the only way that spending is being cut. >> now in the present rounds of budget cuts, the g.o.p. may try to use the sequester as a bargaining
the sequester, as you know, was originally crafted by the obama administration as part of a debt ceiling talks of 2011. it was designed to be so painful in the sledge hammer approach to cuts that it would force the g.o.p. to cave. the unthinkable happened. sequester became the law of the land. >> cuts are not smart. they are not fair. they will hurt our economy. they will add hundreds of thousands of americans to the unemployment roles. >> many say those fears of doom and gloom did...
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ceiling. republicans have actually public opinion on their side on that one because the public believes if you're going to raise the debt, you got to cut the budget. i think that's going to be a huge fight as we head into the winter sort of around february. >> and do they have some oomph conservatives who say we've been dealing with the sequester and nobody's dying. these things work. we might be able to handle more. >> they do have some oomph in that argument particularly since there's a lot of entitlement spending that needs to get under control. the public is not opposed to tax reform. the public is very interested in tax reform. and so i think they do have some really good arguments to make. the question is, particularly in terms of the tea party which is how relevant will these tea party members be as you head into the 2014 election. that's the big issue, ashleigh. there are some republicans i talk to who hope that this vote that you were just talking about, this sort of bipartisan vote m
ceiling. republicans have actually public opinion on their side on that one because the public believes if you're going to raise the debt, you got to cut the budget. i think that's going to be a huge fight as we head into the winter sort of around february. >> and do they have some oomph conservatives who say we've been dealing with the sequester and nobody's dying. these things work. we might be able to handle more. >> they do have some oomph in that argument particularly since...
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now, the last time that the republicans refused to lift the debt ceiling and relied on bringsmanship to get their way, a supercommittee was formed as way to reach compromise. which of course didn't work and that led to the sequester which has caused devastating across-the-board cuts to programs that the american people rely on, including 57,000 slats -- slots which were cut from head start already. and services such as meals on wheels that our seniors depend on for a nutritious diet. as a member of the appropriations committee and the budget committee, i have joined democrats in demanding an end to sequester and fought to restore the cuts to these vital programs. yet even though we disagree with the funding level that these reckless cuts enacted, sequester as a horrific action that we took, unfortunately. it's wreaked havoc on the lives of so many people. even though we oppose that, we have agreed to vote for this budget, to reopen the government, and to put people back to work and to provide the desperate services that people need. then of course to add insult to injury, republicans
now, the last time that the republicans refused to lift the debt ceiling and relied on bringsmanship to get their way, a supercommittee was formed as way to reach compromise. which of course didn't work and that led to the sequester which has caused devastating across-the-board cuts to programs that the american people rely on, including 57,000 slats -- slots which were cut from head start already. and services such as meals on wheels that our seniors depend on for a nutritious diet. as a...
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the package was sweeping the debt ceiling extension. george h.w. bush made similar reforms. democrats obstructed president george w. bush's debt ceiling request because they wanted to prevents him from passing what was then known as the bush tax cuts. so this is a natural time to have both parties negotiating. that's why the president's position not to negotiation is indefensible. there is one thing both side agree on. default would be devastating. so let's take it off the table. the president gets enough revenue into the federal treasury to pay our interest payment. which is why you had republicans after the 2011 debt ceiling showdown. the president paid that payment and allows the executive branch to pay other payments. so that's what the response is. martha: we have to pay these bills because of the full faith and credit act. but it does leave the treasury discretion on that. this does feel like a perfect opportunity to have a discussion about spending. do you think the president will ultimately be willing to do that? >> if that's true why did ronald reagan say there was
the package was sweeping the debt ceiling extension. george h.w. bush made similar reforms. democrats obstructed president george w. bush's debt ceiling request because they wanted to prevents him from passing what was then known as the bush tax cuts. so this is a natural time to have both parties negotiating. that's why the president's position not to negotiation is indefensible. there is one thing both side agree on. default would be devastating. so let's take it off the table. the president...
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corporate tax cuts. business oriented tort reform. sabstadge -- sabotage social security and medicare. undermine clean air, e.p.a. regulations. cut back on consumer protections. and end net neutrality on the internet. now, i suppose that after they've got their list they'll say, well, we'll be reasonable, we'll negotiate, we'll only take half of the things we don't have the votes to pass, we'll just take half. no. if you get to the point where there's an expectation of reward , then we'll be in -- suppose the democrats had thrown in maybe gun safety, marriage equality, immigration reform, and a jobs bill and we're sitting up here troying to do the budget and have to do all that and all of those and think we're going to ever come to a resolution. we have to have a clean c.r. so we can reopen the government without all those complications. now, back to obamacare that seems to be provoking all the problem, the fact is, our health care system was in trouble. the rates were going up. skyrocketing. year after year after year. the problem wi
corporate tax cuts. business oriented tort reform. sabstadge -- sabotage social security and medicare. undermine clean air, e.p.a. regulations. cut back on consumer protections. and end net neutrality on the internet. now, i suppose that after they've got their list they'll say, well, we'll be reasonable, we'll negotiate, we'll only take half of the things we don't have the votes to pass, we'll just take half. no. if you get to the point where there's an expectation of reward , then we'll be in...
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connell: depending we come down politically you may think the world will end with the debt ceiling is not raised for the whole thing is no big deal at all. we will cut through all of that, give you just the fact relying on bipartisan policy center which came up with a x date, the day the treasury will no longer pay its bills in full or on time predicting that is between october 22nd and november 1st. steve bell joined those, senior director of the economic policy project at the bipartisan policy center in washington d.c.. and what happened after your date range in a moment, a lot of people have questions and a lot said about it but first thing we notice is that date is not october 17th, the date we keep hearing. it is a little after that. tell us how you arrive at that. >> the october 17th date as secretary jack lew mentioned in his letter was the date he is going to run out of extraordinary measures which means borrowing where he can from other government potts and he will only have $30 billion cash on hand. to us, the reason we say the twenty-second through the first is he has two o
connell: depending we come down politically you may think the world will end with the debt ceiling is not raised for the whole thing is no big deal at all. we will cut through all of that, give you just the fact relying on bipartisan policy center which came up with a x date, the day the treasury will no longer pay its bills in full or on time predicting that is between october 22nd and november 1st. steve bell joined those, senior director of the economic policy project at the bipartisan...
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debt would be over $22 trillion by the next debt ceiling deadline. this is unacceptable and unsustainable. mr. speaker, the reason we have found ourselves in fiscal rut is because of outrageous, frivolous government spending. we have to come to the table and do more to cut spending in the next debt deal. this includes comprehensive tax reform to make our tax code less burdensome and changes to our entitlement programs to ensure that they are working as they should for future generations. american families know that they cannot spend limitlessly and never pay their bills. our federal government should not be any different and it's time to break our bad spending habits. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentlelady from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady from california is recognized for one minute. ms. hahn: thank you, mr. speaker. the affordable c
debt would be over $22 trillion by the next debt ceiling deadline. this is unacceptable and unsustainable. mr. speaker, the reason we have found ourselves in fiscal rut is because of outrageous, frivolous government spending. we have to come to the table and do more to cut spending in the next debt deal. this includes comprehensive tax reform to make our tax code less burdensome and changes to our entitlement programs to ensure that they are working as they should for future generations....
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that was to pay for the last debt ceiling increase. >> one of the nations largest federal contractors, general dynamic, announced in recent days a $2 billion loss which it is blaming on defense cuts and falling government demand. >> the measures will have to be taken. layoffs and the defense industry. most importantly to me, devastating growth to our national security at the sequestration takes place. it is up to congress and the president to act together. frankly, so far, i have not been the type of urgency that many of us feel about sequestration and its implementation. >> it seems that the war being wound down in afghanistan that the real fight is beginning at home for tighter budgets. melissa: jennifer griffin, thank you very much. illinois heading to disaster. joining us now, dan rutherford. that is coming up. lori: are you overeducated and underemployed? the new normal of this job recovery. ♪ . . . .. [ male announcer ] where do you turn for legal matters? at legalzoom, we've created a better place to handle your legal needs. maybe you have questions about incorporating a busi
that was to pay for the last debt ceiling increase. >> one of the nations largest federal contractors, general dynamic, announced in recent days a $2 billion loss which it is blaming on defense cuts and falling government demand. >> the measures will have to be taken. layoffs and the defense industry. most importantly to me, devastating growth to our national security at the sequestration takes place. it is up to congress and the president to act together. frankly, so far, i have...
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and then the debt ceiling in which we have to have a plan to basically continue to pull down this very, very large burdensome debt and all of its economic as well as national security consequences. mr. speaker, we must do this and we must do it now. so, i would urge all of my colleagues, let's transcend the partisan divide here. we're going to have differences. we all come from districts with particular perspectives. we have different philosophical ideas of how to approach government. some people want more investment at the federal level. those of us who believe in sub sidyarity or those closest to a problem or opportunity should be empowered to solve the problem or seize the opportunity, federalism as it used to be known. but that has been the robust way in which america gains such economic prowess in the world. and was a leader and continues to be a leader for so many people who desire the nature of a system like ours, that is rooted in this cultural ideal that each person has inherent dignity and rights and also has a responsibility, even responsibility for government. so, mr. speak
and then the debt ceiling in which we have to have a plan to basically continue to pull down this very, very large burdensome debt and all of its economic as well as national security consequences. mr. speaker, we must do this and we must do it now. so, i would urge all of my colleagues, let's transcend the partisan divide here. we're going to have differences. we all come from districts with particular perspectives. we have different philosophical ideas of how to approach government. some...